Dune Thorn

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Vachellia kosiensis (P.P.Sw. & Coates Palgr.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Acacia kosiensis P.P.Sw. ex Coates Palgr
Common Names
Dune Thorn (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/01/25
Assessor(s)
D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Vachellia kosiensis (P.P.Sw. & Coates Palgr.) Kyal. & Boatwr.Least Concern 2015.1
Acacia kosiensis P.P.SwartzLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.


Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. and van der Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4):500-523.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Vachellia kosiensis (P.P.Sw. & Coates Palgr.) Kyal. & Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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